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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2008 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
Smash! Crash!
Written by Jon Scieszka · Illustrated by David Shannon Loren Long , and David Gordon
Part of the Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series
Trucks smash and crash, but a mysterious shadow follows. Who's watching them?
3.6/5 Goodreads · 832 ratings
42 pages· 393 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In Trucktown, best friends Jack Truck and Dump Truck Dan love to smash and crash through town. But as they revel in their noisy adventures, a mysterious shadow lurks around every corner. Who is this new presence, and what does she want? With rhythmic text and lively action, this tale invites young readers to join the fun and uncover the mystery in a world where play and work collide.
From the publisher
Welcome to Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown, a brand-new preschool/kindergarten series that will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It’s a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls can imagine themselves in all their crazy, loud, funny, creative, excited, full-throttle glory! It’s a world where we work at play, and we play at work…and no one’s afraid to get dirty or be LOUD! And it all kicks off with Smash! Crash! Best friends Jack and Dan are spending their day doing what they do best - smashing and crashing! All the while a strange shadow is following them around every corner…Who is this new addition to Trucktown? What does she want? Rhythmic, rollicking text will get kids’ motors running and horns honking with each refrain! This is a book that begs to be read again and again!
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 42
- Words
- 393
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD430L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 1.6
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 120870
Publication
- Published
- January 8, 2008
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781416941330
- LCCN
- 2008270441
- OCLC
- 189863860
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